Caption

Tigray region, stairs leading down to the tombs of King Kaleb and Gebre Maskal, north-east of the city of Axum, on a hill lie the tombs of King Kaleb and his son Gebre Meskel from the 6th century, Ethiopia, Africa

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Photo12/imageBROKER/Sunny Celeste

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BRK24E80_210

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60,2Mb (2,6Mb) / 18,7in x 12,5in / 5616 x 3744 (300dpi)

Keywords

6th century Africa African Aksum Axum Downtown East Africa Eastern Africa Ethiopia Ethiopian Excursion destination Historic district Historic quarter In the middle ages Inner city Inner town Middle Ages No People Old town area Tigray Tigray Province Tigray region Town centre abandoned ancient times antiquity archaeologic archaeological archaeology archeologic archeological archeology burial ground burial site cemetery city city center city centre decay decayed derelict dereliction deserted desertion desolate deteriorated dilapidated disrepair disused down downwards empty entrance excavation final resting place forsaken grave gravesite gravestone graveyard grief headstone historic historic center historic centre historic city center historic city centre historic old town historical historical old town last resting place lie marooned mediaeval medieval midtown mourn mourning municipal no one nobody old old city old district old town ramshackle resting place run-down rundown sixth century son stair staircase stairway step steps tomb tomb group tombstone town town center travel photography uninhabited unoccupied urban urban environment vacancy vacant